1. presents
THE NSIT QUIZ
FEST 2013

2. COMICS AND CARTOON QUIZ

3. Q-1
 X is a children’s fortnightly magazine named after a
tropical flower. It has been on the scene from 1968
being published by Delhi Press Group. Today X is
available in eight languages –
Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Tel
egu and Malayalam. Its founder is Vishwa Nath
(1917-2002).
 X consists of modern stories for children with a moral
tone. It does not try to smuggle in adult folk tales as
stuff for children.
 X consists of three sections – Stories, Picture Stories
and Your Page. The groups are not rigidly separated
but intermingle to give the reader relief. The comics
are colourful.

4. A-1 Champak

5. Q-2
 X had been slated for a beta launch on
18th November 2012. The date was
selected as it happens to be the
Birthday of Alan Moore who's work Y
was one of the inspirations for starting
the company whose claim to fame was
Savita Bhabhi. X launched with ten
super-hot titles.
 ID X and Y

6. A-2
 X : Gentlemen Comics
 Y : Lost Girls

7. Q-3
 X is a three volume manga series written and illustrated
by Motofumi Kobayashi. It was originally published in
Japan as Cat Shit One in 1998, but was renamed for the
US release to parody the title of the film ‘_______’, which
also took place during the Vietnam War.
 The manga follows three American soldiers (who are
anthropomorphic animals) in the Vietnam War named
Botasky, Perky and Rats. All three are in the recon team
called group in Vietnam. There are sections of the manga
which give brief history and truths behind the war, such as
the types of weapons used by different countries and the
activities of forces in the war. At the end of volume one
there is a chapter called Dog Shit One — separate from
the main story — showing human characters.
Give X.

8. A-3
 X : Apocalypse Meow

9. Q-4
 India’s
answer to
Justice
League.
 Id the Comic.

10. A-4 Brahmand Rakshak

11. Q-5
 X is an international assassin whose ultimate goal
is a world in perfect environmental balance. He
believes that the best way to achieve this balance
is to eliminate most of humanity. X usually
tries to assault the world's human populace
with a biological weapon, such as a genetically-
engineered virus. He is aided in this quest by
the Lazarus Pits, reservoirs of rejuvenating
chemicals that restore the dying to life; these pits
have granted him a lifespan of several centuries.
 Id X

12. A -5 Ra’s – Al - Ghul

13. Q-6
 The bond between X and Y is very deep as they
have saved each other from perilous situations.
X frequently "speaks" to the reader through
his thoughts (often displaying a dry sense of
humor), which are supposedly not heard by
the human characters in the story. X has nearly
let Y down on occasion, particularly when
distracted by something. He is fond of Loch
Lomond brand Scotch whisky, and his occasional
bouts of drinking tend to get him into trouble, as
does his arachnophobia.
 Give X and Y.

14. A-6 X : Snowy , Y : Tintin

15. Q-7 ID THE SERIES

16. A-7 Arjuna
 The story was inspired by
the Bhagavad Gita, most
notably in the character of
Chris, who is modeled
after Krishna.
The antagonistic "Rajaa"
(while mispronounced in
the anime) refer to
"Roga" the 'disease'
caused by the wound on
earth itself.

17. Q-8
 The episode "The Birth of Evil" reveals X’'s origin.
Long ago in the vastness of space, a great formless
evil appeared. Before the darkness could do harm to
the universe, it was set upon by the kings of three
religions: Odin, the one-eyed king of Asgard and the
Norse Gods, Ra, the sun god and king of the Gods
of Egypt and Rama, the seventh avatar of
Vishnu, the supreme being in Hindu mythology. it
was completely destroyed, save for a small fragment
that was flung aside in the heat of battle. For
ages, the fragment drifted through the cosmos and
eventually fell to Earth, and caused the impact event
that wiped out the dinosaurs when it landed . Identify
the series and X, the series does not have a
conclusion yet.

18. A-8 X : Aku , Series : Samurai
Jack

19. Q-9
The map locations on the monitors in the
Shield headquarters correspond to characters
and event from the Marvel Comic books. The
location in Africa is a reference to X. Other
locations refer to Thor, Captain America, Hulk
and others. X was one of the earliest
member of avengers but wasn’t incorporated
in movie. X was also husband of Storm.
<image on the next slide>

21. A-9 Black Panther

22. Q-10
X, named after the Y books, is an
important tourist area in
Switzerland, popular especially with the
Japanese. Maienfeld is the center of what
is called X. X is located in an area called
Bündner Herrschaft and is criticized as
being a "laughable, infantile cliche" and "a
more vivid example of hyperreality."

24. A-10 X : Heidiland, Y : Heidi

25. Q-11
This comic strip's fascination/connection with the space
mission is mentioned here.
X is the personal safety mascot of NASA space missions.
Y and X reached new heights on May 18, 1969 as they
became the names of the command module and lunar
module, respectively, for Apollo 10.The Apollo moon project
prompted X to make his own lunar landing in March 1969
(four months before the landing was achieved in real life).
The character X is described as- "the happiest
character, barely aware that anyone else exists, except his
little bird friend Z, who in turn is named after a legendary
event that happened around the time of the said moon
landings.―
Give X,Y,Z.

26. A - 11
 X : Snoopy
 Y : Charlie Brown
 Z : Woodstock

27. Q-12
Comic-book style adaptation of what?

28. A-12 Mad Men

29. Q-13
Morty and Ferdie
<nephews>
Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit
<half elder
brother>
? Amelia <sister>
Madeline
<cousin>

30. A-13 Mickey Mouse

31. Q-14
During the series' publication, X got married and had
children. The changes to his personal life affected the
series as he made the protagonist Y shortly meet his
parents, something the author wanted the character to
feel based on his own experience as a father.
Responding to the series success, Y said that he was
"very glad that the American audience has accepted
and understood _______. It shows that the American
audience has good taste... because it means they can
accept something previously unfamiliar to them.―
ID X and Y

32. A-14
 X : Naruto
Y : Masashi Kishimoto

33. Q-15
 X was ranked number 21 on Wizard Magazine's
Top 100 Greatest Villains Ever list and was also
ranked as IGN's 14th Greatest Comic Book Villain
of All Time. X is a name shared by several fictional
characters, all supervillains from the Marvel
Comics universe. All incarnations of the character
are enemies of different superheroes, and
the United States in general .One of them is
is best known for causing the deaths of the
parents of Peter Parker.

34. A–15 Red Skull

35. Q-16 Connect
Peacemaker Captain Atom
Blue Beetle

36. Alexander the Great

37. A-16 Watchmen
 Each had an influence on characters
Peacemaker-Comedian , captain atom -
Dr Manhattan , Blue beetle - Nite owl
Alexander -Adrian Veidt

38. Q-17
 It was revealed that her character was greatly
inspired by Oscar-winning black actress and
singer Hattie McDaniel, best known for playing
"Mammy" in MGM and David O. Selznick's
1939 film Gone with the Wind.
 A character very similar to X had earlier been
portrayed in the Disney Silly
Symphonies shorts Three Orphan
Kittens and More Kittens, as well as the Pluto
short Pantry Pirate and the Figaro short Figaro
and Cleo.
 ID the series and the character being talked
about

39. A-17 Mammy Two Shoes

40. Q-18
 "The X are merely patterns. The X are
ideas. The X are wave functions. The X
are repeating motifs. The X are echoes
of darkness, and nothing more... And
even our existences are brief and
bounded. None of us will last longer
than this version of the Universe.―
 Give X.

41. A-18 Endless
 The Endless (Destiny, Death, Dream,
Destruction, Despair, Desire and
Delirium) from the Sandman series by
Neil Gaiman.

42. Q-19
 X is a brand of beer that originally started
as a fictional beverage on the animated
series ___ _______. Since then it has
become a real brand of beer in a number of
countries without permission or consent
from its original creator.
 It is a parody of stereotypical commercial
beer: cheap, poor-quality, and advertised
everywhere. While X comes in several
varieties, it is revealed that regular X, X
Light, and X Dry are the same beer.
 Give X.

43. A–19 Duff Beer
 TV Series :
 The Simpsons

44. Q-20
 The Rice University Neologism dictionary
includes not only ―_ _ _ _" as a random sound
or nonce word, but also ―_ _ _ _ _ _" as a verb
to mean "to be struck completely" with some
embarrassment or folly. Both words are
directly attributed to X and the Y. International
Dictionary of Neologisms includes the word ―_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _" as "an idea or concept that
works fine when you think about it – but is very
difficult to express to someone else", as a
result of X only saying ―_ _ _ _" after Y
elaborates on one of his extensive plans.
 Give X, Y and the basic blank

45. A-20
 X – Pinky
 Y- Brain
 Blank – Narf!

46. Q-21
Identify the cartoon character and the
painting that is being parodied.
<Larger Image on the next slide>

48. A-22
 Cartoon character – Jessica Rabbit
 Painting - A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by
Édouard Manet

49. Q – 22 Video
Parody of ?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHe
c0SO_u5g

50. A - 22
 The Simpsons Parody of Indiana Jones

52. Q-23 Video.
 First appearance of which cartoon
character?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-
DCba_NI8

53. A – 23 Tweety

54. Q-24
 The series was originally meant to be
named "Black" due to the color of the X'
clothes, but the creator thought the title
was too generic. He later tried the name of
"White," but came to like ―Y" more for its
association with the color white and that he
did not find it too obvious.
 Y was first conceived from a desire on the
creator part to draw X in a kimono, which
formed the basis for the design of the Y in
the series

55. A-24
 X- Soul Reaper/ Shinigami
 Y-Bleach

56. Q-25 The humble abode of?

57. A-25 FLINSTONES